Review and rejection of the sufficiency as to form of an initiative petition submitted by Robert Hess to amend Chapters 149 and 196, Revised Statutes of Missouri (version B).

ATTORNEY GENERAL OF MISSOURI JEFFERSON CITY CHRIS KOSTER P.O. Box 899 ATTORNEY GENERAL 65102 (573) 751-3321 January 3, 2012 OPINION LETTER NO. 17-2012 The Honorable Robin Carnahan Missouri Secretary of State James C. Kirkpatrick State Information Center 600 West Main Street Jefferson City, MO 65101 Dear Secretary Carnahan: This opinion letter responds to your request dated December 22, 2011, for our review under § 116.332, RSMo, of the sufficiency as to form of an initiative petition submitted by Robert Hess (version B). We conclude that the petition must be rejected for at least the following reasons: 1. The petition is not in the form prescribed by § 116.040, RSMo. 2. The petition does not contain "all matter which is to be deleted included in its proper place enclosed in brackets and all new matter shown underlined" as required pursuant to § 116.050, RSMo. Because of our rejection of the form of the petition for the reasons stated above, we have not reviewed the petition to determine if additional deficiencies exist. Pursuant to § 116.332.3, RSMo, the Secretary of State is authorized to review this opinion and "make a final decision as to the approval or rejection of the form of the petition." Very truly yours, Chi Khi CHRIS KOSTER Attorney General OP-2011-0273 www.ago.mo.gov